In response to RDP senior fellow, Ambassador Robert Pearson’s April article in The Hill, FP 21 writes in this week’s newsletter: “fp21 agrees with Pearson that scientific knowledge is crucial for diplomacy. Science at all levels—from astrophysics to political science—is invaluable for decision-making. Without shifting State Department culture to be more scientific, American diplomacy will struggle to absorb the hard-won evidence our scientists provide. Diplomacy should not only leverage more science, it must become more scientific itself”
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